Another Alternative Finance Startup Raises Cash, And The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( March 26, 2022 [1]( [No Venture Capital? No Worries—Another Alternative Finance Startup Raises Cash As Novel Lands $115M]( Kansas City-based Novel Capital announced $115 million in initial equity and debt funding—the latest move in the growing realm of companies looking to offer founders alternatives to traditional venture capital. [Alternative Finance →]( [2]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Yuga Labs Goes Ape For A Large Round, Fintech Rules Again]( This week was big for NFTs and corporate card and expense reporting platforms. [Biggest Rounds →]( [3]( [The (Metaverse) Land Rush Of 2022 Is On]( If you feel left behind by the red-hot real estate market, don’t worry, you may have another chance—virtually at least. [Metaverse Land →]( [4]( [With Bigger Dollar Amounts Going Into Series B, Who’s Leading Investment?]( Who leads at Series B in the U.S.? Venture capital firms still dominate, but growth equity played a more significant role in leading Series B fundings in 2021. [Series B Investors →]( [5]( [BNPL Companies Face New Challenges As Incumbents Enter The Ring, Big Customers Shift Business Models]( Buy now, pay later companies are facing more pressure as competition in the space intensifies and traditional payments companies offer their own models. [BNPL Challenges →]( [6]( [Meet the Top-Funded Female Entrepreneurs in 2022 (Thus Far)]( In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting female entrepreneurs who are leading, inspiring and shaping the future. We leveraged Crunchbase's Diversity Spotlight data to curate this list of 10 top-funded companies founded and led by female entrepreneurs in 2022 so far. [Meet the Entrepreneurs →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104